The Creation

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Long before recorded history, three Golden Goddesses descended upon the

world from a distant Nebula. Their names were Din, Farore, and Nayru, and each
was charged with a specific task concurrent with the creation of this new world.
Having evaluated the work ahead, they began their task.

Din, with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the empty space, and created the

earth. Farore breathed the breathe of life upon the earth and created all forms of life:
birds, trees, and the many races of Hyrule. Lastly, Nayru poured her divine wisdom
upon the world and created the spirit of the law, the code of life that guided creation
in the absence of the Goddesses.

In the end, the Goddesses took a loving look upon their creation, and then

departed this world for their Nebula. In their place remained the Triforce, the Golden
Sacred Relic, an inanimate being that had the divine power to grant the greatest of
wishes, or the basest of deeds. Where the Goddesses left the world was where the
Triforce remained, known henceforth as the Sacred Realm. This Sacred Realm was
rumored to be a paradise made entirely of gold, but no mortal, less than the
Goddesses that created it, had ever stepped within the bounds of the Sacred Realm.

And thus, over the centuries, the people of this world eeked out a living

among the grassy plains and crashing waves and all the other terrains bestowed
upon the world by divine grace. Families were raised, children born, elders died, and
in turn Kingdoms governed by Hylians, Gorons, Zora, and the like, rose and fell.

In a shining example of the Goddesses' work, the land of Hyrule, the many

races flourished in peace. These races were the Hylians, Humans, Fairies, Gerudo,
Zora, Gorons, and Kokiri. The Hylians made a civilization within the bounds of Hyrule
Field, building a small empire and creating a thriving monarchy. The Gorons lived in
a small city they carved within the crowning volcano of Hyrule, dubbed Death
Mountain. The Zoras lived at the source of the main river of Hyrule, Zora's River, and
made their city in an aquatic cave under Zora's Fountain, where their deity Jabu
Jabu lived. The Kokiri lived within the confines of the Kokiri Forest, under the
protection of the Great Deku Tree. The Gerudo lived in the barren areas of Hyrule,
the Gerudo Desert, separated by a large chasm, allowing the all female race to build
their army unopposed. The Humans remained in small numbers, undetected for
millennia. And the Fairies lived alongside the Kokiri, as helpers to them -- with a
small number living throughout Hyrule, to aid those that needed helping.


After hundreds of years, the races began to build up their civilizations and

even temples to honor the spirits which they believed were among them. The
Temples were rumored to be outlets to the Sacred Realm, and even where the
Triforce was kept. Fueling rage within the races changed to greed, pure greed for the
Triforce. All races accused the other of hiding the Triforce, accusations turned to a
call to arms. The Great War had begun.

Gerudo against Hylians, Zoras against Gorons, each races battered the other

until Hyrule Field was stained with blood. Amidst this War was a lone mother fleeing
for safety among the one race that didn't participate, the Kokiri. Although the golden
rule of Kokiri forest was that any one other than Kokiri or fairy would turn into a
mischievous Skullkid. The Great Deku Tree saw the potential, the destiny, of the
mother's child and waived the rule for the two. The mother soon died among the
Kokiri and the child was raised as one of the "forest children", as a fellow Kokiri.

At the same time, a youth named Ganondorf Dragmire, then the lone male of

the Gerudo and the rightful King, was born. In time, this Gerudo male would grow up
to become the one man that would most drastically change the history and
providence of the Land of Hyrule.

Gates to the Golden Land

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Ten years had passed since that fateful war, and the races of Hyrule united to

form the Kingdom of Hyrule, with the Hyrulian Royal Family in charge. Each race
acknowledged that the Triforce was not among them, but was locked safely within
the Sacred Realm.

At the Gate to the Sacred Realm stood a large marble structure called the

Temple of Time. The Temple was built by the chief Sage Rauru to keep the unworthy
out of the Golden Land and away from the Triforce. To open the Gate to the Golden
Realm, one must open the Door of Time, which in turn required four artifacts to open:
the Spiritual Stones of Fire, Water, and Forest and the Ocarina of Time. The young
King of the Gerudo, Ganondorf Dragmire, now an adult, sought out those sacred
keys by manipulation and cursing of each race.

In the middle of these happenings, a young Kokiri lad named Link was going

through some tough times. Link was unlike the rest of the Kokiri, for he had no fairy
to call his own. Link was especially teased by another Kokiri named Mido, who
considered himself the "boss" of the Kokiri. One day while Link was trying to get
some sleep, a fairy woke the boy up. A fairy! Link learned that the Great Deku Tree,
guardian of the Kokiri, had summoned him. Link rushed off for the Great Deku Tree's
meadow along with his new fairy, Navi. To the distress of Link, Mido was waiting for
him at the entrance to the Great Deku Tree's Meadow. Mido would not Link through
without a sword and shield to protect himself. Feeling that the "strange" Link would
have no access to a sword (the Kokiri being a peaceful race) or shield, Mido scoffed
and returned to his post.

Determined to see the Great Deku Tree, Link learned that the Kokiri kept a

small sword in a protected grove. Link infiltrated the grove and borrowed the sword.
With a spare forty rupees (the Hyrulian currency) Link purchased a shield made of
Deku Wood. Link showed the two items to the disdainful Mido and gained access to
the Meadow. Link encountered the Deku Tree and learned of the Tree's plight. It
seems a vile man named Ganondorf Dragmire, a thief from the distant desert had
cursed the Great Deku Tree in search of a magic stone. Link answered the Tree's
plight and defeated the spider that dwelled in the tree.

But it was too late. The Tree soon died after bestowing the Kokiri Emerald

upon Link. With a sad glance, Link and Navi left the Kokiri forest to save Hyrule from
Ganondorf's plagues.


After meeting the Princess of Destiny, Zelda, with whom he hatched a plan to

get the Triforce before Ganondorf could, and retrieving the Goron's Ruby and Zora's
Sapphire, Link returned to the Castle to show Zelda. Unfortunately, Ganondorf got
there first, seeking the fourth key to the Door of Time, the Ocarina of Time. Link
encountered the Gerudo thief and barely escaped with his life. When Ganondorf left,
Link retrieved the Ocarina of Time, which Zelda had thrown to him in her escape with
her nursemaid, Impa. Link used the Ocarina and three Stones to open the Door of
Time. Beyond the Door of Time lay the legendary blade that had the holy power to
smite all evil, the Master Sword. Approaching cautiously, Link put his hands upon the
sword and lifted. A blue light surrounded him and Link disappeared from the Hyrule
he knew.

By some cruel twist of fate, Link had unwittingly open the Gate to the Golden

Realm for Ganondorf, and Ganondorf capitalized on this. The thief entered the
Sacred Realm and soon became the first mortal to lay both hands and eyes upon the
Golden Sacred Triangles, the Triforce.

Hyrule would never be the same again as Ganondorf became the King of Evil.

The Imprisoning War

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Seven long years had passed since Ganondorf became the first
mortal to lay hands upon the Triforce and became the King of Evil. Shortly
after he seized power, evil flowed from the Sacred Realm and into Hyrule.
Greedy men from all over were drawn to the Sacred Realm, then twisted
into a world of monsters. Ganondorf fed off of their evil desires and
returned through the Golden Gate to the real world. The King of Hyrule
called together the Knights of Hyrule to close the Gate, but it was futile.
Ganondorf used his limitless power to destroy the knights and killed the
King of Hyrule. Within hours, he had leveled the castle and reduced
Hyrulian civilization to a standstill.

The residents of the Castle Town fled to Kakariko Village, the nearby
ranch was turned over to a humble worker, and the Gerudo re-isolated
themselves by destroying the bridge crossing Gerudo Valley. The people
cried out in despair for a hero as even their hallowed Temples overflowed
with spirits of evil. Ganondorf's minions flooded throughout Hyrule and
the true Imprisoning War had begun. What remained of the Goron, Zora,
and Hylian freedom fighters met an army of Ganondorf and soon lost. To
teach them a lesson, Ganondorf froze Zora's Domain and resurrected the
evil dragon Volvagia of Death Mountain (who had a particular taste for
Gorons).

Meanwhile, within the bounds of the Sacred Realm, a now-17 year

old man named Link opened his eyes. The last time Link's eyes were
open, they were the eyes of a 10 year old. The Sage Rauru was present
and explained the situation to Link. Charged with his extraordinary
courage, Link set out to awaken each of the Five "Sleeping" Sages, hidden
within their respective Temples. Along the way, Link met a mysterious
man named Sheik, claiming to be the last of the Sheikah.

After five temples and five Sages, deep in the forest, in a volcano,
under a lake, in the house of the dead, and the goddess of the sand, Link
was called to the Temple of Time for a most important meeting. Link
entered the Temple to be confronted by Sheik. To Link's surprise Sheik
was Princess Zelda! Not only that, but Link was the possessor of the
Triforce of Courage, Zelda of Wisdom, and Ganondorf of Power. After the
reunion and a long talk, Ganondorf attacked the pair and captured the
Princess in a magic crystal. Ganondorf then challenged Link to use his
courage and confront him at Ganon's Tower. Link took up the call, and
with his newly received Light Arrows, confronted the Evil King for the
battle future generations would venerate.

After a long and grueling battle, Link emerged victorious. Ganondorf

spit out his last words and fell to the ground, but not until he cast a spell
causing the tower to collapse! Zelda appeared and the pair fled the tower,
to find themselves alone of the floating island the castle once stood on,
with the sound of a rumble in the rubble. Link approached and Ganondorf
burst into the air. Using his last bit of strength, he cast the ultimate wish
of power. Ganondorf wished upon his Triforce that he would become the
most powerful creature in the world, more powerful than Link. Ganondorf
turned blue and began to morph into the ultimate creature--Ganon. Greed
had overcome the King of Evil, he had now become to very symbol of
greed, a pig. Ganon crashed to the ground and proved to be a true
challenge for the Hero of Time. Link almost fell to the beast if not for the
power of the Master Sword. Zelda bound Ganon with a beam of light, and
with the Master Sword, Link executed the final blow.

Ganon screamed in pain as the Seven Sages bound the creature,

deep within its twisted Sacred Realm, the Dark World. As he spun in the
deepest corners of the Dark World, Ganon vowed his revenge upon all
descendants of the Sages, Zelda, and Link.

Zelda and Link then made their final reunion on a cloud, as Link
returned the Ocarina of Time to Zelda. Zelda then returned Link to his 10
year old self as peace returned to Hyrule. The land rejoiced as the Six
Sages flew overhead towards Death Mountain where they watched the
horizon. It was the first horizon that was pure looking and not tainted by
evil.

The Other Hyrule

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The memory of glory fresh in his mind, Link felt the need for new adventure,

and an ache in his heart. His steadfast companion from that great odyssey, Navi,
was gone, off to where no one knew.

Feeling a surge of bravery after the defeat of Ganon, Link set off with his

trusty steed, Epona, to find Navi. His first destination was the Lost Woods, after a
search in Kokiri Village proved fruitless. During his investigation, Link was jumped by
a Skullkid and two fairies. The Skullkid mounted Epona and fled deep into the
woods. Link gave chase, to find the Skullkid and Epona disappear into a fallen tree.
Suspicious, Link followed into the tree to find Skullkid, sans Epona. The Skullkid,
wearing a strange mask, used his magic to turn Link into a Deku Scrub, and then ran
further on into the tree.

Disgruntled Link followed, falling down into the cavernous tree until he landed

inside a large Windmill. Approached by a mysterious Mask Collector, Link learned

that the mask the Skullkid wore held tremendous evil power. The mask's power was
so great that it was trying to draw the Moon itself down into the land, which Link
learned was called Termina. Link set out to save Termina, hoping that Skullkid might
know something of Navi.

Termina was a curious land that seemed to mirror Hyrule itself. The many

races were there, the familiar characters were there, but many important pieces were
lacking, such as a Royal Family and even the Triforce. Termina was unknown to the
citizens of Hyrule, and vice versa. It was as if the land was an anomaly created by
the Goddesses as part of some twisted joke. Termina was a mystery.

Link learned that the power to save the land lay with four masks that

symbolized the Four Giants? of Termina, guardians who protected it. Link traveled all
over Termina battling through the four dungeons using the time traveling power of
the Ocarina of Time to gain the time he needed, and ultimately retrieving those four
masks. The Giants pledged their support to Link, their Oath? to save Termina from
the Mask of Majora?, an ancient evil spirit.

As the Moon, twisted by the mask's evil, drew closer to the land, Link called

upon the giants. Their long arms outstretched, the guardians seized the Moon from
its descent and held it there, allowing Link to get on it and fight Majora in one last
epic battle. At the hands of Hero the evil mask fell and Skullkid regained his senses.
The Moon returned to its orbit, Termina was saved from Armageddon, and Link
returned to Hyrule again determined to find his lost best friend.

Events of Twilight Princess

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The Great Flood

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Nary one hundred and twenty years had passed since the young Hero of

Time, Link, had departed in search of his forlorn companion, Navi. The land of Hyrule
was at peace, and progressing well since the conclusion of the wretched Imprisoning
War. The populace of the land thought that the vile King of Evil was gone forever,
locked safely away. However, something unexpected happened. The seal crafted by
the Seven Sages had failed, and Ganon had returned suddenly, with an army grown
in the depths of the abandoned caves of Death Mountain. It seemed that Ganon had
managed to open a hole from the Dark World that had imprisoned him and forced his
way out using the Triforce of Power.

The Hylian Knights reacted immediately calling up their numbers and

sweeping across Hyrule Field for glorious battle against this enemy that they knew
all to well. Yet, Ganon was stronger than ever before, and his army was larger. The
Knights were slaughtered effortlessly and the forces of Ganon marched on Hyrule
Castle with an intent to siege it.

The people of the Kingdom, Hylians and the like, prayed for the Hero of Time

to emerge, much like he did during the last Imprisoning War, Master Sword in hand,
to strike down the King of Evil. Yet, this time the Hero did not come. Hope failed for
this kingdom.

And so, the people despaired. Ganon's forces were breaking the towering

walls of the white Castle. First, the Market was taken, then the Temple of Time (with
all inhabitants slaughtered), and then finally the inner wall of the Royal Castle.
Whatever Guards remained were powerless to stop the assault. The people huddled
within the Keep preparing for the inevitable. Others prayed to the Goddesses,
appealing for mercy from a painful demise.

The Goddesses heard their pleas.

To the amazement of those on both sides of the siege it began to rain

voraciously. Sheets of rain fell filling the streets with inches deep water. In the inital
confusion, some of the townsfolk managed to flee the Keep through a secret exit and
made haste to a nearby mountaintop, on the orders of the Goddesses themselves.

Eventually the rain outlasted the siege, presenting to Ganon a decisive

problem, rather than a nuisance. Hyrule continued to flood as monster and innocent
alike died in the rising waves. Ganon himself fled futily attempting to await the flood
on a mountaintop, following the cue of the townspeople that had already made it to
safety. Although, he was not so lucky in his escape. Before the floods could consume
his Keep, King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, lord of all the land, used the much-fabled
Master Sword in the deepest room of the Castle to freeze time itself in the land of
Hyrule, thus ever preserving the lost land in a hauntingly-perfect state deep under
the flood waters.

Right before the rains stopped, in order to set in motion the events that could

release Hyrule from its slumber, the Goddeses awoke the King and charged him with
the task of finding the heir to the Hero of Time who would one day defeat Ganon. To
aid the monarch in this task, they gave him all the time of the ages he needed and
certain magical skills to perform the search.

And so, as the centuries rolled ever onward, and those that survived the flood

built new cities and homes on the highest mountaintops. Trade between the islands
emerged and a distinct harmony between the various peoples and their homes
emerged. In turn, as time progressed, the people began to forget of the Great Flood
and of the Kingdom beneath the Waves. These tales became no more than bedtime
stories told to keep children from swimming to far from their island. The King of
Hyrule attended to his appointed task with the use of a magic boat and the help of
the various patron spirits of Hyrule that managed to preserve themselves in this
brave new world. As such, the King of the Red Lions, as the King became known
over time due to the appearance of his sea-going avatar, continued the arguous
process of seeking out the heir to the Hero of Time's mantle.

That heir would be born nearly 800 years after the fall of Hyrule on a remote

island to the south known as Outset Island. The boy, Link, would be raised by his
grandmother, his parents long dead, until the day came when he would be old
enough to seize upon his destiny.

A New Home

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The day of destiny came for young Link on his birthday. At this particular age,

it was customary was young boys to dress up as the fabled Hero of Time and seek
out evil to smite. Unfortunately for Link, the evil came looking for him, or specifically
his sister.

Indeed, for the last 800 years, Ganon had been plotting in earnest for the day

when he could open the watery door that forever barred him from the domination of
Hyrule. The King had foiled his machinations before, but surely, with Hyrule's magic
sealed under the waves, he could not interfere with Ganon's plot. Not only was
resistance to him nonexistent (or so he thought) but Ganon could also begin to
sense that the Triforce pieces that eluded him so long ago. The pieces were falling
into place, and Ganon thus set out to seize his opportunity. Therefore, Ganon
dispatched his minion, the Helmaroc King, to capture any young girl matching the
specific appearance that a descendant of Princess Zelda might possess: blonde hair
and pointy ears, the mark of Hylian blood.

The net was cast and the Helmaroc King began to bring in dozens of scared

little girls matching the description of Zelda. But, as Ganon would later discover, in
time the real descendant of Zelda would indeed come to him. In any regard, one of
the children to fall victim to Ganon's expedition would be Aryll, sister of Link.

As events unfolded resulting from Aryll's capture, Link found himself in the

company of a band of pirates, intending to sneak Link into Ganon's headquarters:

the Forsaken Fortress. There Link discovered his purloined sibling and attempted a
rescue, only to be foiled by the Helmaroc King and cast into the dark ocean. Perhaps
by coincidence was the failed Hero rescued by a mysterious talking boat, the King of
Red Lions, and taken to the town on Windfall Island. There Link learned of Ganon,
lord of the Forsaken Fortress, and how he must be stopped -- with the use of a
special power that Link must in turn set out and find. Thus, Link and the King of the
Red Lions set out upon the waves to find and retrieve the three sacred Pearls of Din,
Farore, and Nayru, each in the possession of an ancient spirit. <p> When Link had
gathered all three Pearls he set them in their specific place and in turn activated a
forgotten device put in place by the power of the Goddesses, an aid to the Hero that
would awaken Hyrule. Unbeknownst to Link, events were unfolding that would make
him that very Hero. As intended 800 years before, Link entered the Tower of the
Gods, proved him destiny as the heir to the Hero of Time and then (with the aid of
the King of Red Lions) plunged deep down into the waves to a mysterious Castle,
somehow preserved despite being buried under the vast ocean. Undaunted, Link
retrieved his quarry, the Master Sword from the very Shrine that the King of Hyrule
used to lock away Hyrule 800 years prior. When Link drew that forgotten relic, the
Castle, and the invaders that had remained dormant for the last eight centuries,
came to life.

After a valiant battle in which Link "liberated" the Castle, he returned to the

surface when he learned the truth: the ocean was a curse cast upon the land of
Hyrule to protect it from the machinations of the vile Ganon, and that the Master
Sword, the very relic Link had retrieved was the only weapon that could put an end
to Ganon's designs. Thus, Link departed in earnest for the Forsaken Fortress to put
an end to Ganon, once and for all.

Or so he thought. Rather, when after much trial Link did indeed manage to

scale the tallest tower of the Fortress, along the way rescuing his sister along with
the other kidnapped girls. Once he had reached the pinnacle of the Tower, Link was
forced to face the Helmaroc King in battle, but this time with the help of the Master
Sword Link was much stronger and easily smote the beast. Newly energized, Link
marched on for the small hut at the end of the walkway, most certainly the lair of the
King of Evil. Indeed inside that hut Link did find his quarry, the vile Ganon.

Unfortunately for Link, it appeared that Ganon stronger than the Master Sword

in its current, weakened state. As such, Ganon was easily able to take control of the
situation, and surely would have killed Link, if not for the valiant efforts of Tetra and
the Rito in rescuing the lad. Link was devastated that he was unable to defeat Ganon
and save Hyrule, but as the King of Red Lions explained, there were other concerns
to attend to. He ordered Link and Tetra to return to Hyrule Castle and meet someone
of note in the shrine. With Tetra in tow, Link did as asked, and was shocked to learn
that not only was the boat that had served as his guide was really an avatar to the
King of Hyrule, but also that apparently Tetra, the pirate, was actually the muchsought lost scion of Hyrule's Royal Family, Princess Zelda!

The King instructed Link in what went wrong in their assault upon Ganon -
that the Master Sword was dulled by time, and that the Triforce of Courage, that was
once held by the Hero of Time himself, was not in Link's possession. As such, the
King charged Link with the mission to reactivate the hidden power of the Master
Sword, and uncover the lost fragments of the Triforce of Courage so that they might
be reformed to Link's advantage.

In time and with the help of the two new Sages of Earth and Wind, Link was

able to reactivate the Master Sword, finally re-earning it the title of the "Sword of
Evil's Bane." Then Link and his trusty vessel set out upon the waves to find the lost
fragments of the Triforce. Whence the two had retrieved all eight fragments, the
Triforce responded immediately by reforming itself. At last, Link had the tools to
defeat Ganon.

But rather than waiting for the impending attack, Ganon, with his power

having waxed fully, broke into the frozen land of Hyrule and repopulated his old
tower with his minions. The King commanded Link to immediately confront Ganon for
it seemed that Ganon had captured Princess Zelda, and with her the Triforce of
Courage. If harm would come to her, it would be a disaster for the land of Hyrule.
And so Link traversed the ghostly road that lead from Hyrule Castle to Ganon's
Tower and entered the King of Evil's lair.

After many hard fought battle with the surrogates of Ganon's wrath, Link

managed to confront the vile one himself. Ganon declared that he would slay the
young Hero of the Winds and reclaim the completed Golden Power for himself, and
the tools necessary to finally -- after 800 years -- conquer Hyrule. His plans though
were annihilated when the King, appearing from no where, grasped the completed
Triforce before Ganon could. The King then commanded the power of the
Goddesses to finish its original deed and forever destroy Hyrule beneath the ocean,
so that its ancient powers could never be accessed for evil, ever again,

This action enraged Ganon, wiping out the plan he brewed for almost a

millennium, and making all he worked for naught. In his ire, he declared that he
would still slay Link and Zelda, even if it meant his own demise. But despite Ganon's
best laid plans, he did not account for the power of the Master Sword and the
personal courage of Link. After a physically devastating battle, the King of Evil was
routed by the combined efforts of Princess Zelda and Link. With one finally parry,
Link buried the Master Sword into Ganon's brow, turning the vile one into stone, and
finally defeating the eternal threat to Hyrule.

The King gave Link one final command, take Zelda away from Hyrule and

build a new future for the people living above the waves. As Link and Zelda fled, they
lost sight of the King for the last time.

A month after the events below in what would be deemed Old Hyrule, the Lost

Kingdom, Zelda's pirate crew, Link, and Aryll launched Zelda's ship from the shores
of Outset Island. They were headed north, to the uncharted lands far from the Great
Sea, where they might find a new land to make their home. After weeks of sailing the
treacherous seas outside of the relative calm of the Great Sea, the crew spotted land
in what would eventually become known as the New Hyrule. There each began to
populate this new Kingdom which over time would be a better, more prosperous
Hyrule. Zelda continued the lost Hyrulian Bloodline and refounded the Royal Family,
using the united Triforce to guide the people of this new land; to give wisdom to its
rulers, courage to its defenders, and power to its populace.

And thus there was peace for many, many years.

Fables of the Hero

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In Hylian folklore it is common to hear folk tales and fables about descendants

of the hero of Hyrule (Link). This are tales that have passed on from generation to
generation since the founding of New Hyrule. They were made up by the older
people and passed on to the children to encourage them to be like Link. Fables like
these and the real legends make Link a very enigmatic character in Hyrulian lore.

Legacy of the Picori

For many years now the New Kingdom of Hyrule had flourished under the

guidance of the Royal Family and the united Triforce. War and suffering were all but
unheard of, as the steady hand of the succession of Kings kept Hyrules citizens far
from harm.

Yet, among all the peace and comfort, dark tidings were stirring.

For centuries before the arrival of the Hylia upon its shores, the land that

would be New Hyrule was called home by the enigmatic Minish folk. Because they
were so small, they went unnoticed for almost a century by the normal townsfolk,
except in legends of strange elves that would cobble shoes while craftsmen slept
and other household yarns.

However, one story about the Minish that was true was of the Minish door.

Indeed, when the Hylia first arrived in New Hyrule and began the arduous work of
building their new home, the Minishrecognizing the favor of the Goddesses in
these tall, pointy-eared newcomerstaught certain secrets to the Royal Family. One
such secret was of the Elemental Sanctuary, a structure that would open only once
every century. Inside the Sanctuary were some of the most powerful Minish magics,
including a wall of stained glass windows that held a prophecy for the future of
Hyrule; of a dark invasion of Hyrules peace and the saving of the land by a lad with
a magic sword forged by the Minish.

The last gift that the Minish bestowed on the Hyrulian Royal Family was a

white sword, which they explained as having magical properties, though was clearly
lacking any practical use, since it served as the lock on a box. The contents of that
box, as the Minish explained, were many evil monsters that once threatened the
land, but over many years were rounded up and trapped in the box by great Minish
warriors, and thus the box should never be opened, lest great harm come to the
land.

And so, Hyrule remained at peace, through the rules of Queen Zelda II

(founding monarch of New Hyrule), to King Gustaf, to King Daltus (of present times).
In this span of time, the whispers of the tiny folk grew into the legend of the Picori. In
this legend, the truth of the Santuary, as well as the true nature of the Minish, was
twisted and exaggerated, making the Picori an omnipotent magical race of elf-folk
that only appear once every hundred years. To mark the coming of the Picori, a
special festival would be held in Hyrule Town Square. As part of the festival, a sword
fighting contest would take place, and from which the victor of the contest would be
allowed to touch the Picori Sword (which was, in actuality, the White Sword).

As an aside, it is important to note that, since the founding of New Hyrule,

there had always been a bond between the Royal Family and the Family of the Hero,
which could be traced back to the partnership of Queen Zelda II and the Hero of the
Winds, and how they led the refugees from the Great Sea to the shores of this new
land. Well, this bond continued down the generations, from the friendship of King
Daltus and the Smith, to the formers daughter and latters grandson: Zelda and Link.
[Vaati, the fallen Minish]

Thus, a hundred years after its last occurance, the Picori Festival? was held in

Hyrule Town. The highlight of the festival, as always, was won this particular year by
a mysterious newcomer, a young lad garbed in black, named Vaati.


Vaati however, had other intentions than just being in the presence of the

sword. For, unbeknownst to the general populace, this mysterious newcomer was
actually a Minish, who had stolen a magical cap created by his mentor, Ezlo, and
used its properties to give him great power. Once his treachery was revealed to Ezlo,
the villain Vaati cursed the poor old Minish, turning him (ironically) into a cap as well.

Now, with the power of the Minish Cap fueling his dark designs, Vaati set

about capturing the object of his desires, the mysterious artifact known amongst the
Minish as the Light Force. It is better known by the Hylians as the Triforce.
Unfortunately for Vaati, he did not understand the true magnitude of the power he
sought, only of the general vagaries of its potency.

Therefore, in the audience of King Daltus, the Princess Zelda, Link (a guest of

the Princess), and the Royal Court, Vaati touched the white sword, and then, to the
surprise of all, revealed his true nature. He drew the blade from its seal, unleashing
the contents of the Minishs accursed box unto the world, and then destroyed the
sword, so that his treachery could not be undone. In the aftermath of the event,
Princess Zelda was turned to stone while trying to save Link. Vaati fled, leaving the
King to mourn his daughter and the Court to ponder the ramifications of these
events.

It was eventually decided by the King and his advisors that Link, as the latest

descendant of the line of Heroes, would be sent on a quest to save the Princess.
The lad was called to the Kings throne, whence he was told the truth about the
Picori and Minish and that the only way to save the Princess would be to reforge the
white sword. What made this task so daunting was that such a reforging could only
be done by tiny Minish hands. Therefore, the King, entrusting the shattered white
sword to Links care, sent him off in the direction of the Minish Woods, where he
could find the village of the Minish people and therefore assistance in his task.

And so, Link, latest in a line of Heroes, set forth on his appointed quest. When

he reached the Minish Woods, he came upon a mysterious talking hatit was Ezlo,
and in danger. Link acted quickly, slaying Ezlos attackers, and receiving the debt of
the odd cap. When Ezlo had learned of Links mission, he decided to help the young
lad (though, more so to stop his old apprentice than to save the Princess) and taught
Link how to use the caps magic to shrink down and grow up as situations suited
him. Ezlo led Link to the Minish Village?, whence Link learned the true implications
of his questnot only would he have to reforge the white sword, but he must also
imbue it with the powers of the four elements, which he could find across Hyrule in
different dungeons and palaces.

And thus Link did as he must, travelling from the lofty peak of Mount Crenel?,

to the dank swamps of the Castor Wilds, to the heavens themselves, to track down
the four elements. As his adventure progressed, he would return to the Castle, and
specifically through the Minish Door? into the Elemental Sanctuary?, where he could
then partly imbue the white sword towards its full power.

Once all four elements were collected, Vaati, clearly desperate, and yet

confident that he would succeed, attacked Hyrule Castle, warping it to his will.
Despite this set back, Link now had a powerful ally on his side, the white sword
reforged, the sacred blade: the Four Sword. With this magical sword, Link could split
himself into four identical images, all acting in tandem with him. This made for a
powerful counter to Vaatis dark magics.

Link scaled the Dark, twisted, Hyrule Castle, finally reaching the roof of the

structure, after having cut through legions of Vaatis forces. Vaati was surprised at
this boys courage, but was not worried. He delayed the completion of the ceremony
that would draw the Triforce from Zelda in order to dispatch with the nuisance that
this boy posed for his designs.

The two raged in battle in the Castle, Vaati falling twice to Links efforts. He

allowed the lad to rescue the Princess from his stony prison, and then let the two
escape, or so they thought. They were eventually cornered in the twisted gardens of
the Sanctuary, and Vaati attacked Link once more. This time, Vaati gave way to the
true power of his malevolence, twisting into a dark, shadowy eye. In this form he
tried in vain to defeat Link, but the power of the Four Sword overcame the Minish
Cap. Vaati was destroyed, seemingly. Ezlo was freed from his curse, and the people
of Hyrule rejoiced.


To prevent dark intents from reaching the Four Sword again, Ezlo locked the

blade away within the Sanctuary, so that it would be safe for 100 years at a time.
Moreover, the Royal Family did their part by canceling future Picori Festivals and
erasing the legend of the Picori from public discourse. Furthermore, they expunged
any memories of the white sword, so that only those in the Royal Family, charged
with protecting the Sanctuary, would know of its existence.

Satisfied with his victory, and craving new adventures, Link left Hyrule for a

time, to travel to the distant lands of Holodrum and Labrynna, in the footsteps of the
Oracles? whom had decided to do the same, in order to spread the word of the
Golden Goddesses to the people outside Hyrules borders.

And thus, once again Hyrule fell into a gentle lull, as it forgot of its ancient

demons and not-so-ancient calamities.

Murmurs of Evil

Almost a century had elapsed since the founding of the second kingdom of

New Hyrule. Despite the calamity of Vaati, the fallen Minish, the people of Hyrule had
forgotten of that event, taking the official words of the Royal Court to heart. They
believed that Vaati was a minor nuisance and that he was defeated by a stranger
from lands afar, and that the artifact that would ultimately serve as Vaati's prison was
nowhere to be found in Hyrule. Though, other than Vaati, there were greater evils in
the world.

Indeed, the name Ganon was unknown to the people of Hyrule. Only the lips

of a few traveling storytellers might betray that dark name, but to little effect.

Unfortunately, evil has a way of reproducing itself in a vacuum, and the peace

that the Hyrulians enjoyed was not meant to last.

Undaunted by the peace of Hyrule, dark forces gathered, planning and

plotting their designs. In the year 2242, as is the custom of the Gerudo Tribe (having
been transplanted to New Hyrule from their scattered settlements on the Great Sea),
a male child was born and would be raised as the King of the Gerudo. Unknown to
his people, this child had lived before. His name was Ganondorf Dragmire, and was
the ever-persistent King of Darkness that perished under the waves of the Great
Sea.

Decades earlier, the events that transpired in the far away lands of Holodrum

and Labrynna pulled Ganon's malicious spirit back from the great beyond. And,
though Link prevented Ganon from fully materializing in this world, his spirit lingered.
Eventually, this allowed for him to be reborn to his ancient tribe, the Gerudo.

Therefore, having been reborn, he grew up and became the King of the

Gerudo, as is the custom, and worked in shadows to accomplish his ultimate goal:
revenge upon the descendants of Link and Zelda and conquer their precious land of
Hyrule.

The land that New Hyrule now occupied was home to more ancient beings

before the Hylians arrived on its shores. There was once a tribe of people, known by
a few only as the "Dark Tribe," who reveled in the dark arts. They left behind many
artifacts before mysteriously disappearing. Most notable of which was the Dark
Mirror?, housed in the Temple of Darkness?, in western Hyrule, and the Trident of
Power, stored in the Pyramid of the Desert in southwestern Hyrule.

Ganondorf knew well of the Trident, and saw it as the best way to regain his

lost strength, in lieu of his beloved Triforce of Power being taken from him many
centuries prior. He thus broke the laws of his tribe and ventured with a small band of
hirelings to through the Desert wastes that he grew up among once more, intending
to reach the inaccessible Pyramid. He did just that, and traversed the dungeon,
discovering the Trident of Power.

With the Trident in hand, he now had the power needed to exact the next

phase of his plan. He was soon cast out from his tribe due to his breaking of the law,
but this was no matter to him. He did not need the Gerudo, and they did not need
him.

Ganondorf traveled with his followers to the Temple of Darkness, and stole the

Dark Mirror from its home. He then set into motion the last phase of his plan: the
attack. He used the Mirror to make copies of Link, having just defeated a revitalized
Vaati a year earlier. Those copies, unstoppable due to their sheer numbers, then
wreaked havoc across Hyrule, culminating in their kidnapping of Princess Zelda and
the six Maidens.

Furthermore, they accomplished the goal of tricking Link into once more

drawing the Four Sword and releasing Vaati from his prison inside the blade. It
seemed that Hyrule was in irreversible trouble, but Link was determined, and
immediately set out to defeat Vaati and the mysterious Shadow Link, unaware of the
third and mightiest hand that had set this all into motion.

Legend of the Four Swords

Many years after the Wind Sorcerer Vaati was first defeated by the mysterious

stranger from lands afar, he was able to break free and kidnap Princess Zelda. Once
again, the Four Sword was to be used as the instrument of Vaatis defeat.

Link, the nephew and ward of a retiring Hylian Knight, in a moment of haste

drew the Four Sword from its pedestal and instantly one became four. The four Links
set out across Hyrule and fought back Vaatis forces. They cornered the Wind
Sorcerer in the heights of the Palace of the Winds? and defeated him. Vaatis magic
was undone and the Princess was rescued.

And thus the Four Sword was returned to its pedestal with a once-more

sealed Vaati trapped in the magic blade. As always in lieu of a great victory, there
was supposed to be peace, but alas this was not to be the case. For simultaneously
another great evil was gathering in strength. A reincarnated Ganondorf Dragmire was
placing the pieces into place so that he might strike with maximum force, and the
young hero Link was to play an unwitting part.

Using the Dark Mirror?, Ganondorf brought the Shadow Link into existence

and sent them into Hyrule to create havoc. Their main objection was to kidnap
Princess Zelda, which was easily done due to their ability to open rifts that led to the
Dark World. Indeed, one of Ganondorfs objectives was to weaken the wall that
existed between the two worlds, Light and Dark. Many holes opened between the
two, which a Moon Pearl could navigate, which in time allowed to dark creatures in
the service of Ganon to make their way into Hyrule. In certain places, it seemed that
there was no difference between the Light and the Dark, as even northwestern
Hyrule sunk into the Dark World.

Moreover, with the Maidens and Zelda kidnapped, Shadow Link was able to

trick Link into once more drawing the Four Sword, and at the same time, freeing
Vaati. Ganondorf knew that Vaati would set about opening the way to the Realm of
the Heavens? and his previous Palace. That the twin threats of Vaati and Shadow
Link ravaging Hyrule would mask the dark hand of Ganondorf moving all events.

But, much like the Master Sword, Ganondorf underestimated the power of

Lights arsenal. With the Four Sword, and the four Links, Hyrules hero was
undefeatable against Vaatis forces. One by one the Maidens were freed and each
area was ripped from Vaatis dark magic as once again the Wind Sorcerer was
slowly being cornered in the Heavens.

When the Princess was finally rescued from Frozen Hyrule, there was

nowhere to push back Vaati than in his own base of operations, in the skies high
above Hyrule. In the final battles that occurred there, the Dark Mirror was captured,
destroying the Dark forces ability to produce more Shadow Links, and the Palace of
Winds was stormed. High above its walls, on the rooftop of the Palace, Vaati found
himself once more confronted, and once more defeated, by the Links.

It seemed Ganondorfs plan had once again fallen apart. His machinations

once more torn asunder by some mere children. This time, he infuriatingly
acknowledged, they didnt even have the Triforce to aid them! Enraged, Ganondorf
ripped apart the Tower of Winds?, the only way to reach the Realm of the Heavens,
and forced the Links and Zelda to flee to the land below.

Just as escape seemed within reach, the ground literally fell out below them,

and the heroes found themselves face to face with the puppet master himself:
Ganondorf, though in his gigantic Ganon form. He wielded the Trident of Power, and
it evidently made him as formidable as the Triforce itself could. His defeat would
have been impossible if not for the magic of Zelda and the Maidens. After the King of
Darkness fell, the Four Sword was used to send him deep into the Dark World.

Once again, it seemed as if thing were to return to normal. But, many scars

were left on Hyrules surface. The last of the active ranks of the Hylian Knights were
now dead, having fallen to Vaatis magic during Shadow Links onslaught. These
formed the core of Hyrules army, and without them, the country was that much
weaker. Furthermore, the Dark World, which was once this distant place on
reachable by the most powerful wizards, was now accessible by many scattered
portals left across the land. The Sages Council did their best to close the rifts, but
could not find them all.

Despite Vaatis demise and Ganons imprisonment, this left Hyrule in a very

vulnerable position. Only tell would time how long it would take the forces of
darkness, and Ganon in particular, to exploit the situation.